I'm curious if WHR-G300N's DD-WRT can work in it. It looks like every single chip is the same between the two. Maybe if I can boost Xmit power beyond defaults, it can improve the range. I would just be worried about being able to go back to stock if necessary.
Anyone knows if this is remotely viable? I'm afraid I can't afford to donate my router, but if someone can confirm that this MIGHT work (of course, nobody can say if it will work for sure), I'm willing to give it a try. Please let me know if you think this is definitely a bad idea and will sure brick the router
1) Try to upgrade using the standard firmware upgrade procedure with WHR-G300N .bin firmware file. The web admin portal quickly informed me that the firmware image is bad
2) Tried TFTP method, as described on WHR-G300N's page. No dice, the router doesn't even look for the file. I kind of expected that, since only the hardware is the same, and this part is software-related
I also tried using it as an access point, just hooked it up to my existing router, configured the wireless settings, etc. My laptop connected right away (and the signal strength was very decent), but my htpc would not connect for shit. I'll try to figure it out tomorrow.
So it looks like ZyXel firmware needs to be killed before new firmware can be installed. Any takers for this one? I really don't want to solder in a serial port
Sorry to zombie this, but following your intuitions, i had success flashing dd-wrt G300N image (14896) on this hardware, by stripping the header from the webflash image and sending it through TFTP via serial console. Working good so far.
I hve many of the NBG-419N Routers ...
Using the routers since some years with dd-wrt FW - Also the Asus RT-N13U works fine on this router - no problems with it.
Just flash the FW over the Serial Pin on the board directly _________________ Netgear R7000